A (teen) wrestling superstar

Rupinder Johal has dominated global competitions and the high schooler says she is just getting started.

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Joti Grewal
April 27, 2023


Rupinder Johal dominates her opponent at the 2022 national championships. 📷 Bill Bain, WCL photo

When Rupinder Johal first started wrestling roughly eight years ago few would have projected worldwide success.

“Every tournament I would go to I would lose,” she recalled about her early days in the sport.

She was also often met with a discouraging message: “girls don’t really wrestle.”

Rupi (her nickname) disagreed.

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